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| Souza,Lúcia Maria de Sena; Miller,William Meihack; Nery,José Augusto da Costa; Andrade,Arnaldo Feitosa Braga de; Asensi,Marise Dutra. |
| Despite the prevalence of syphilis worldwide, little is known about its manifestations when associated with other Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI), specifically the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). Current epidemiological studies show that there is a high incidence of both diseases in ambulatory clinics all over Brazil. This study aims to estimate the incidence of syphilis - HPV co-infections, among patients from the STI ambulatory clinic at the Santa Casa da Misericórdia Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Two-hundred and seven patients were seen in the clinic between March and December 2005, of which 113 (54.6%) sought care for an HPV infection. Blood samples were taken from all patients to check syphilis serology using the flocculation and the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Co-infection; Syphilis; HPV; STD. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702009000300010 |
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